Chapter 851: Why are you reading my novel too? A cozy rainy day together!

Natsume Chikage hadn't expected Xuecun Lingyin to be reading *The Devotion of Suspect X*, which he had written, and for a moment his expression was a bit strange, a hint of subtle, hard-to-detect emotion flashing in his eyes.

Xuecun Lingyin recalled Natsume Chikage's upright posture when he won the match yesterday, fell slightly silent, her long eyelashes drooping for an instant, before she lifted her cold eyes and took the initiative to congratulate him:

"Yesterday's shogi match... congratulations on winning again."

Natsume Chikage thanked her:

"Thank you."

Then.

Natsume Chikage's gaze fell on the book cover in her hand, and he asked with a bit of curiosity:

"Xuecun-san, didn't you always read pure literature before? Why did you change your taste today and read a suspense novel..."

Xuecun Lingyin blinked her cold eyes, as if carrying a hint of genuine confusion.

"How did you know this is a suspense novel?"

Natsume Chikage was stunned when he heard this, then laughed dumbly and pointed to the book cover.

"Because it says 'Suspense' on the cover."

Xuecun Lingyin was dazed for a moment, looked down carefully at the small print on the cover, and a layer of extremely faint blush immediately appeared on her cold face. She coughed twice, returned to her cold state, and explained:

"I have a female clerk I know at the bookstore, and this clerk said a pretty good novel came out yesterday, so she recommended it to me."

"At first I thought it was pure literature, since that's the type she usually recommends to me."

"But I didn't expect that this time she recommended a suspense novel."

"Sticking to the principle that since I'd already bought it, I might as well read it."

Natsume Chikage understood, and after a slight silence, asked:

"So what do you think of this novel?"

Xuecun Lingyin pondered, her fingertips gently sliding across the edge of the pages.

"I read the beginning, it's not bad."

"But I haven't finished it yet, so I can't give an overall evaluation. I'll tell you when I finish it."

Natsume Chikage nodded and smiled:

"Hmm."

Xuecun Lingyin looked at Natsume Chikage's smile and felt that his smile toward her today seemed to be in a better mood than before, and his eyes were exceptionally bright.

For a moment, her calm heart couldn't help but thump wildly, and her face turned slightly red.

But she quickly reacted, feeling that perhaps she was overthinking it.

She hurriedly withdrew her gaze and refocused on the text of the novel in her hand, trying to let the words steady her mind.

And at this moment.

The train also slowly started, moving steadily along the tracks.

Heading toward the next platform.

The buildings and streets outside the window flew backward, leaving a blur of flowing light and shadow on the glass.

Xuecun Lingyin couldn't help but turn her head slightly, using the corner of her eye to look at Natsume Chikage beside her.

She had thought that, like before, he would be playing on his phone or watching drawing videos or something.

However, today.

She was surprised to find that Natsume Chikage was leisurely holding the train railing with one hand, while his other hand was flipping through a manga with a brightly colored cover.

Xuecun Lingyin was silent for a moment, and finally couldn't help but speak, asking in a clear, cold voice:

"What are you reading?"

Natsume Chikage turned to look at her, raised the manga in his hand, and explained:

"A shojo manga called *Kimi ni Todoke*."

"It's the manga Fujiwara-san brought over before."

Xuecun Lingyin was stunned, a hint of surprise flashing in her cold eyes. ===== CHAPTER 852 =====